India to USA
US tariffs on goods from India
As of October 5, 2026, most goods made in India pay the normal US duty for their HTS line plus a 10% Section 301 duty that started on July 24, 2026. Steel, aluminum, auto parts and other Section 232 goods pay their own rate instead of the 10%, and the IEEPA tariffs that reached 50% ended on February 24, 2026.
Figures checked as of against primary sources
What Indian goods pay at US customs now
The duty is paid by the US importer of record and depends on the product's 10-digit HTS line. These are the measures that apply to goods of Indian origin.
- Section 301 duty on Indian goods
- 10% since July 24, 2026 (9903.05.44)
- Source: Federal Register (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative)
- IEEPA duties (25% reciprocal + 25% Russian-oil)
- Not collected on entries from February 24, 2026
- Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Section 232 steel and aluminum
- 50% of full customs value; no India-specific rate
- Source: Federal Register
- Quartz surface products (Section 201)
- 25% in quota, 50% over quota, since August 15, 2026
- Source: Federal Register
- Merchandise processing fee
- 0.3464%, $34.58 to $670.86 per entry from October 1, 2026
- Source: Federal Register (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
- Harbor maintenance fee (ocean only)
- 0.125% of cargo value
- Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
US tariff guides
For Indian exporters and US importersUS tariffs on IndiaThe full duty stack on Indian-origin goods, every date since April 2025, and how to find the rate for your product.Updated October 4, 2026For exporters and importers of metal, auto, wood and pharma goodsSection 232 tariffsSteel, aluminum, copper, autos, trucks, lumber, furniture, chips, patented drugs and drones: rates, lines and dates, with the India angle.Updated October 4, 2026For US importers of Indian goodsIEEPA tariff refundsFor US importers who paid the 10% to 50% IEEPA duties on Indian goods: who can claim through CAPE, the steps and the deadlines.Updated September 24, 2026For Indian e-commerce sellers and small-parcel exportersDe minimis and small shipmentsFor Indian e-commerce sellers and courier exporters: the $800 duty-free rule is suspended, mail has a new entry process, and every duty applies.Updated September 22, 2026
Latest US tariff changes affecting Indian goods
- New merchandise processing fee limits for fiscal year 2027
- Section 232 duty on patented pharmaceuticals reaches all companies; generics stay out
- India listed as eligible for the zero rate on specialty pharmaceuticals
- Section 201 safeguard on quartz surface products begins; India not exempt
- Section 232 duty on patented pharmaceuticals starts for companies in Annex III
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